Scenery for theatrical plays



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SOENERY FOR THEATRIGAL PLAYS. No. 301,276. Patented July 1, 188 4.

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FRANK L. REES, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

SCENERY FOR THEATRIGAL PLAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 301,276, dated July 1,1884.

I I Applicalion filed April 14, 1884. (No model.)

.Z'O all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK L. Runs, ofBridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, haveinvented new and Improved Scenery for Theatrical Plays, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact,

description.

The object of my invention is to provide new and improved scenery for anew theatrical play, in which the actors must appear in five differentapartments, each of which must be exposed to the view of the audience atthe same time. Y

The invention consists in a stage having a partition running from thefront toward the rear, and forming an apartment at each side of thestage. A proscenium-box is formed at the inner end of the partition, anda stage is formed behind one of the apartments formed by the partition.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved scenery for theatricalplays. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the same.

A low partition, A, increasing from one foot to six feet in height, runsfrom the center of the front of the stage 13 toward the rear, and

at the inner end of the same a box, C, is erected, against the frontcorner of which the inner end of the partition A abuts. The box isprovided with a large opening, a, at each side of the partition A, thesaid openings being in the sides of the box facing the audience. The boxis provided with two openings, to and a, in the rear sides, the openinga leading to a stage, D, arranged in the left rear corner of the stageB. At theleft of the partition A, and on the frontof the stage B, acompartment, E, is arranged which is to contain flowers, plants, 830.,to represent a conservatory,

the rear wall of which is open and connected with the auditory G infront of the stage D. A staircase, F, on the left of the conservatory E,leads to the foyer or hallway of the auditory G. The apartment H 011 theright of the partition A represents an actresss dressingroom, and isprovided with a door, J, which it is to be assumed leads to the rear ofthe stage D. Part of the stage D and of the and itory G are visible fromthe auditory of the stage 13.

The advantage of my improved scenery is that at the same time performerscan appear in the box C, in the conservatory E, the room H, the stage D,and the auditory G.

In the play, actors in the box C represent spectators enjoying a'view ofthe performers on the stage D, other actors perform in the apartment H,and others in the conservatory.

By my arrangement of the scenes five different apartments are shown atthe same time, and a theater is shown within a theater.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with a stage, of apartition running from front to rear, a box at the rear end of thepartition, and a stage at one side of the box, substantially as hereinshown and described.

2. A stage provided with a partition running from front to rear, andforming an apartment at each side of the partition, a box at the innerend of the partition, which box has the sides toward the auditory open,and a stage formed behind one of the apartments at the side of thepartition, substantially as herein shown and described.

FRANK L. REES.

